tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94194502012-01-31T20:19:07.265-05:00Ideas, tips and opportunities to earn extra incomeDennis Mellershnoreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9419450.post-1139269174563333722006-02-06T18:37:00.000-05:002006-02-06T18:39:34.923-05:00

The fact that you have searched for extra income opportunities on the Internet means that you will likely find a lot of programs or systems that promise the capability of making a lot of money.And indeed, you can make a lot of money with various extra income programs but it will take a lot of work and generally speaking, it will not happen quickly.As with building any business, your efforts to

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If you are considering creating extra income by belonging to an affiliate program and selling its merchandise, services or system, here’s something to consider:You will have a better likelihood of making the extra income you want with your chosen affiliate program if you are using the products, services, or systems that you are recommending.In other words, if you are trying to sell a particular

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Looking for extra income opportunities usually leads all of us to reading about or studying the same old systems, products and services.We therefore try to satisfy our desire to earn extra income by working to be successful within one of those popular extra income products or systems.But perhaps we should be exploring new areas for our energies.I was just reading a story in the Globe and Mail

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Extra income planning and success will be easier if you limit the number of your projects when starting out.For the beginner trying to earn extra income, perhaps with a home business, the temptation is to think that if one extra income stream is good, then many income streams will be that much better.I fell into this trap myself.The result is that I currently have to do some hard thinking on

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Putting Extra income fears behind you…In our quest to develop an extra income stream there are a number of fears that may surface. And they can divert you from your path to making some additional money if you let these fears control you..The secret is to recognize them, deal with them, put them behind you and keep developing your plan to make the extra income you want, whether it is in a home

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When we start out on the quest for extra income, it’s often a matter of knowing where to start.Once however, we have done some research on making extra income from home, or extra income opportunities, or finding extra income systems, the problem is usually not a lack of ideas, but rather having too many ideas.Too many ideas at once spinning around in our heads can lead to a lack of focus and an

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If you are at the stage in your extra income journey where you are looking for an opportunity to get started relatively quickly, you might want to consider blogging as a way to make money.In other words, you could consider “professional” blogging.Professional blogging could be defined as blogging as a means to make money rather than simply keeping an online weblog or journal, which is what many

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Making the decision to develop an extra income is easier than the act of building an extra income business or getting a second income job.For most of us, the extra income spirit can be strong, but the extra income body can be weak.What can get in the way of our sincere plans to learn how to develop an extra income is the habit of procrastination.One of the books you might find useful in

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In our efforts to build success with our extra income business, there are many resources available to helpBut because building an extra income is not easy, there can be discouraging days.When that happens, emotions can put a damper on our enthusiasm and that can hamper our ability to work on our extra income goals.Sometimes everything we have to do appears to be overwhelming and we think that we

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When you are trying to establish a plan to earn extra income in your home business, organizing your time is one of the keys to success.One of the books I have frequently consulted is How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life, by Alan Lakein. If you want to start a mini-library on helpful books for achieving your extra income goals, this is a good place to start.Although it’s not a book

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In your research to earn extra income, one of the avmebues you might want to explore is having a niche website.The desire to earn extra income can be fulfilled with the correct approach to a website containing highly focused content aimed at a particular audience.Many of the websites online today are the result of someone’s desire to earn extra income by having an online business of some sort.In

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In my extra income research I recently came across an interesting story that to me was a good example of the difference between earning extra income by a work at home opportunity, compared with a work from home opportunity.If you are using either one of these search terms – work at home or work from home -- in your own extra income research, it might make a difference.To me, work at home means

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One of the keys to successfully earning extra income by working at home is to have a successful example to follow. Ideally this will be a mentor, someone who has operated their own home business for some time.Failing that, having a successful extra income home business or self-employment plan to follow is the next best thing. There are millions of suggestions from experts on the Internet urging

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Developing and relaizing your plan to earn extra income through work at home efforts has a number of benefits.Extra income for Work at Home MomsFor the work at home mom, it provides an opportunity to add some extra income to the family income stream while allowing her to look after her children personally.Extra retirement incomeWorking at home both makes money and saves money for retired persons.

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I recently read an article about a woman who is successfully earning extra income from a website she developed on one of her special interests or skills.In this case it was hair styling. She had set up her extra income business in her home and her customers came to her house by appointment.Two factors led to the decision to develop her website as a means to earn extra income.(1) Having

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A tale from the extra income storybook...Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife with a strong desire to create extra income for themselves.Let’s call them Mr. and Mrs. Extra Income.They thought they were about average in the life they had built, but they wanted a little more, a few additional things for themselves and their children, and they thought having a bit more money could

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Extra income opportunity success requires balance...In the work you are doing to earn extra income, presumably from a home business of some sort, it’s important to maintain a balance in the amount of time and emotional energy you devote to it.In fact, by maintaining a proper balance of interests in your life, you are more likely to be able to succeed in a home business and make extra income than

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Earn extra income strategy: Find out what you really wantThe route to success in earning extra income can be bumpy, particularly for those of us who have difficulty in deciding how we want to do it.Yet if we are to be successful in our extra income business plans, we have to have some focus.Unfortunately, we are not all blessed with the singleness of purpose of the person who says that they will

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In my constant fascination with information about earning extra income, whether from a work at home or a work from home business, there is a book, which I usually find myself turning to several times a year.Although this book has content which seems like it was written yesterday, I have had this book for a long, long time, as evidenced by its hardcover price of less than ten dollars.Although I

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The extra income landscape is heavily populated with distractions that can make you lose focus of your primary objectives.Anyone starting out on the path to earning extra income, whether it is from a work at home or work from home business, will come across many opportunities (as they are called) urging the newcomer to adopt a service, program or system to help them make money.To be successful in

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The journey to earning extra income will not take you down a highway strewn with riches at every bend in the road.In fact, any efforts to earn extra income will have their fair share of challenges. But that’s to be expected. Contrary to what many Internet “experts” or gurus might seem to imply, there are no short cuts to developing a real business.So, it’s a given that as you take time to develop

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Your efforts to earn extra income, presumably from a work at home or work from home business, can be more productive if you establish a presence on the Internet.You can do this with either of: a website or a blog. I would recommend you try a blog to start, because it is much less complicated. How is having a blog going to help with earning extra income, you might ask.It will help in two ways. By

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Earn extra income resource: In your plan to earn extra income, there are two clear routes to choose from -- working for someone else, or working for yourself.If you choose to work for yourself to make extra income either through offering products or services, you are choosing the entrepreneurial route to making extra money.If that’s your choice, I have found an interesting and informative website

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Extra income tip: In your search for ways to earn extra income, one of the most important lessons to learn, especially if you are just starting your research, is to spend a lot of time learning about each extra income opportunity before you invest money in any particular method.One of the extra income research lessons I learned (the hard way) is to spend time looking at a lot of methods, such as

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As I have written before, the earn extra income journey is not an easy one.As you progress you will likely encounter many earn extra income opportunities and ideas.Some extra income opportunities you will develop successfully, others will be less than successful.I came across an interesting comment on success in a book I frequently refer to: How to Get What You Want, written by Raymond Hull.In

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Earn extra income thought for today:In our journey to earn extra income there can be difficult times that can lead to discouragement, so periodically it can help to read words of wisdom from others who have achieved success in their own fields of work. One of the sources I often turn to is a neat little book by Eugene Raudsepp called, The World's Best Thoughts on Success and Failure. Here's a

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If your program or plan to earn extra income includes writing a blog monetized by Google AdSense, you may be interested in a survey conducted by Darren Rowse, author of the Problogger blog.The survey, which at the time Darren wrote the post (December 15, 2005), included results from 549 responses to his question: “Last month, how much did you make from AdSense?”The path to building extra income,

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At some point, many people interested in earning extra income, particularly at home, will consider network marketing.However, as an extra income opportunity, network marketing is an area you will want to study with some thoroughness before making any significant decisions about the route you will take to success.A book which you might find helpful in this regard is Richard Poe’s “Wave Three: The

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In the search for advice on how to earn extra income, books can be a major tool to help you.Too often these days, we tend to think of the Internet as our primary research and educational tool, for ideas on extra income opportunities, whereas books and magazines have a long tradition of helping people become successful.Extra income ideas can often be garnered from books or magazines focusing more

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The strategies you use to earn extra income could be enhanced by boosting your creativity.I found a fun blog by Hugh Macleod, called Gaping Void, which although not on the topic of extra income, had an excellent post on what Hugh considers some of the most important aspects of being creative.If you want to increase your ability earn extra income by turning on your creative juices, you might want

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You are working hard on researching for ways to earn extra income, but sometimes the task just seems overwhelming. So many prospects, and such a big universe of potential customers.Where to start?If this describes how you sometimes feel in your efforts to create extra income, you may find it helpful to review a recent post by John Jantsch, on his blog Duct Tape marketing.John makes the point that

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Your efforts to earn extra income with a blog or website can be more effective if you use the Google Keyword Selector Tool.This is a free service provided by Google to help you find the right keywords for the content of your website.Here’s a sample of just a small portion of the search terms that Google Keyword Selector Tool shows when you plug in the term extra income:Earn extra incomeExtra

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In your search for ideas to earn extra income, an excellent source of information is extra income and business opportunity magazines.Although the Internet is full of good ideas on how to earn extra income, the problem is often information overload. There is so much information it’s often difficult to get any perspective.Opportunity magazines on the other hand present information on topics such as

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WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO EARN EXTRA INCOME?Extra Income Can be Important:Being able to make even a little more money can mean the difference between living comfortably and struggling. Extra income from a home-based business can be an excellent way of achieving this financial freedom.Being Your Own Boss:With a work at home business you can add extra income to the money from your primary job or your

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Earn Extra Income With a BlogIf you are considering trying to earn extra income with a blog or group of blogs, you might find it helpful to check out a blog on professional blogging written by Darren Rowse.Darren is doing more than just earning extra income with his blogs -- he is making a six-figure income through blogging and associated activities.An Australian, 32-year-old Darren has been

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Earn extra Income: New information sourceI am obviously interested in the topic of earning extra income -- after all, I publish this blog on the topic.But, besides writing about ideas and information sources about how to earn extra income, I enjoy exploring opportunities for earning extra income from a personal standpoint.I have found a new source for information on this subject and any others I

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Earn Extra Income Book Review: The Tipping PointBy Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005In your earn extra income journey, learning is an important component, and books can be a major part of the education process.Right now, I’m part way through reading an interesting book titled, “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.” Written by Malcolm Gladwell, the book reviews the factors

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By Dennis MellershCopyright 2005Earn Extra Income Book Review: The Practical Dreamer’s HandbookI’m almost finished the above book, but wanted to review it right now. It’s taking a bit longer to get through than usual because I am underlining so much of it. It’s that good.Being a bit of a dreamer myself, I thought I could use some practical guidance, and that’s why I bought it. And I wasn’t

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By Dennis MellershCopyright 2005When you are planning your extra income at home business, and if your plans include having an online component -- that is, a website for your business -- you may want to consider having advertising on your website as source of extra income.Just a few short years ago, Internet analysts were writing stories about how advertising on the Internet would have little

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By Dennis MellershCopyright 2005Gaining the opportunity to earn extra income is one of the primary reasons many people decide to have a website. The Internet, in fact, has just passed radio listening as a leisure-time activity in younger markets, so having a website is attractive to entrepreneurs wanting to make extra income at home. The temptation, of course, is to write content that is little

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By Dennis MellershCopyright 2005If your efforts to earn extra income include having a website, one of the musts, in addition to the proper use of keywords in your content, is to do everything else you can to make it easier for the search engines to find you.Fortunately, the Granddaddy of search engines, Google, is making it easier with its Google Sitemaps concept. If your extra income plan

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005You’ve made a decision that you want to earn extra income and now you are probably looking for extra income ideas to help you be successful in your goal.One of the challenges of developing a plan to earn extra income and then implement your plan is maintaining optimism and a good attitude.In my own extra income efforts, one of the “attitude experts” I have found

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005Making extra income on the Internet is a goal that drives many home business entrepreneurs. It’s certainly something that interests me a great deal.But when I started out, I didn’t have a clue.And I really didn’t learn how to build an effective extra income blog or website, or write effectively for it, until I discovered a set of basic principles on how to

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005Extra income and the opportunity it represents for improving the quality of our lives is often so tempting that we rush into “action” and spend our money too quickly.I should know – I spent a lot of time and also money on various earn extra income programs and schemes before I really knew what I was doing.Now I’ve learned to slow down and to take the time to

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005Extra income tip: when you are writing copy for your extra income generating web site, remember that for millions of your audience and your potential extra income customers, English is not their first or “native” language.Extra income as a term is easily understood, but many other terms can be difficult for people whose first language is not English.Remember in

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005You can earn extra income at home as a freelance writerIf you are looking for advice on how to make extra income from home as a freelance writer, a book called The Well-Fed Writer by Peter Bowerman is an excellent guide.I have talked and corresponded with Peter and have had articles published in his Well-Fed Writer newsletter.Peter's market specialty is writing

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Copyright © 2005Dennis Mellersh-- Helping you build your extra income business --One of the biggest benefits of creating an extra income through your own business, particularly a work at home business, is the tax advantages and other savings.If you are looking at adding an extra income opportunity to the overall family cash flow, you might want to take a serious look at these factors.For working

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005Extra Income From HomeThere are a number of good books available on ways to create extra income and one of the first such books I read was Multiple Streams of Internet Income by Robert G. Allen.This book is both an excellent introduction to making money on the Internet but also goes well beyond the basics and provides a wealth of material on precisely how to

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005A big temptation when you are just starting out trying to make extra income at home with affiliate programs, for example, is to concentrate all your energy on building websites or blogs only around the theme of “how to make money online.”It’s a mistake.I should know – I fell into the same trap.I spent a lot of time trying to focus website content solely on the

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005You are limiting your extra income possibilities if you look for those opportunities only on the Internet.The Internet is a large storehouse of information on good ways to earn extra income, but you should also look at some traditional extra income information sources.You should look at earn-extra-income opportunity magazines in the magazine racks of your local

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By Dennis MellershCopyright 2005You may have the feeling that there must be a way you can earn extra income from your hobby. And you may have already made a little extra money, such at the church fair, fall fairs, hobby club shows, or flea markets. You may have done this primarily by selling things that you have made or collected as part of your hobby. But did you know that with an internet

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005When you are looking into ways to earn extra income from home with affiliate programs and their associated products and services, here are a few basic tips on what factors to look for.Avoid me-too-ism: Unless you are willing to try to make extra income in hugely competitive areas, try to promote products and services that are different from others you see

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005If you are just starting on your journey to trying to earn extra income, affiliate programs (sometimes called associate programs) are a good start. If you work them effectively, they can provide the extra income you want. Many people have successful home businesses selling affiliate products and services. Best of all it’s not rocket science. But, be prepared to

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By Dennis MellershCopyright © 2005You may want to have you own website(s) as a way to start earning extra income at home. Before you take that step however, you might want to test the water and speed up your web/Internet learning curve.One of the best ways to do that is to start a blog. The term blog is short for “weblog”, which is what blogs were called before they became so popular. Essentially

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By Dennis Mellersh© Copyright 2004When you are choosing the products, services, or programs that you want to sell to make extra income, make sure the companies whose products you choose have corporate support systems to back you up.And avoid the ones that don't.As a re-seller, affiliate, or “sales representative” for these services and products, you must have strong support from the companies you

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By Dennis Mellersh© Copyright 2004Note: What follows is a very personal opinion and evaluation about the value of non-fiction e-books compared with traditionally published books, specifically, those books written to help people earn extra income.As a writer, editor and communications consultant, I do a lot of research online. One of the product categories I see a lot of is e-books on the subject

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By Dennis Mellersh© 2004As someone who does a lot of research on the web as part of operating my own extra income business, I visit and explore hundreds and thousands of websites, many of them operated by people who make their living online.Some of them are very good at being user-friendly. Others, often run by people who should know better, are decidedly user-unfriendly.So, here’s my short-list

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By Dennis Mellersh© 2004If I ever needed more convincing about the need for niche marketing to be successful in trying to earn extra income on the Internet, I had a strong reminder today.I was waiting for someone I had taken to a doctor’s appointment and decided to spend the waiting time browsing in a large magazine store. It had thousands of magazines on display. Rack after rack after rack. And

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By Dennis Mellersh© 2004If you’re thinking about starting a home business for an extra income, you should start working on it right away. Especially if you’re nearing retirement age. Why? According to a recent report I read, there will soon be a lot of competition in the earn extra income market. Home businesses are going to boom, says consultant Jim Jubak!There are a number of reasons. A big one

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